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Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
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For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.
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1-3 h45-90 min2-6 h
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Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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Causal Factor Analysis